PhotoMoshing found footage of Golden Butoh

Here are some other sample examples of video FX processing the found footage of Golden Butoh (Daidogei) Dance Troupe from Japan. This time, the examples are all from a program called PhotoMosh Pro running on my Mac. The SW has an endless variety of processing options as each "process filter" has specific adjustments, as well as allowing multiple "process filters" to be stacked on each other for more complex FX. (Filter configurations can be saved and reloaded, parameters edited.) This does require a rendering step for final output (GIF or video). 

Lots of great FX (some of which almost appear analog in nature), and great fun to experiment with! In these examples, I've focused on configuring a rescan / scanline visual FX combined with VCR noise glitch FX to form the basis of processing output.

Processing Experiments: Phosphortron

Yet another signal processing option to show sample output from: Phosphrotron by Eric Souther & Laura McGough

Phosphortron is a video instrument that emulates the phosphor trails found in analog cathode ray tube (CRT) oscilloscopes and television monitors. The instrument uses a computer vision technique called frame difference, which compares the current frame versus the previous frame and analyzes change based on a threshold pixel by pixel. The trail duration function controls how long previous information stays on screen before fading away the simulated phosphors. Edge detection is utilized in conjunction with frame difference, to isolate and accentuate the outlines to loosen the raster image towards the simulated aesthetics of vector drawing.

See more about the app: https://www.ericsouther.com/toolmaking-1

Eric is also one of a pair of developers, along with Jason Bernagozzi, for the powerful Signal Culture video processing apps: http://signalculture.org/appclub.html

Here is a sample of the source footage that I have been using for processing. It will be part of an upcoming video program tentatively entitled "River Styx"...

Processing Experiments: Lumen App

 I have also been using an analog-style software video synthesizer - Lumen - for the Mac. There's a wide range of synthesis and processing effects that can be achieved - way to much to delve into here... Been processing footage for my upcoming video program tentatively titled "River Styx."

"Lumen is a Mac App that makes it easy for you to create engaging visuals in real time. Use the same process with Lumen as you would with a hardware video synth, but with modern features only software can provide. With a semi-modular design that is both playable and deep, Lumen is the perfect way to get into video synthesis."

Check Lumen's features out:  https://lumen-app.com

Here is a sample of the source footage that I have been using for processing. It will be part of an upcoming video program tentatively entitled "River Styx"...

Sample of processed footage using Lumen: